Evert Captain

Our beloved father Evert Captain, age 87 passed away peacefully in Mesa, AZ on July 13, 2024. He was surrounded by his children, grand and great grandchildren, listening to some of his favorite oldies music.

He was born in Bogor, Indonesia on July 21, 1936, to parents Ferdinand and Dortina Johanna Jonathans Captain. He is survived by his children, Amy, Stephen, Janette, Mark, 11 Grandchildren and 10 Great grandchildren.

At age 11 and sometime in 1947 during the Indonesian war of independence, Evert fled Jakarta to The Netherlands with his mother Oma Dora, siblings Boy, De, Arie and Ben. His brother Pieter stayed to continue fighting against the rebellion. The journey took over 20 days on the ship “Asturias” traveling to Colombo, through the Suez Canal on to a French port until arriving in Amsterdam.

His childhood in The Hague on Werkhoven Straat was filled with many fond memories of family gatherings which always seemed to include Indonesian rice table style food cooked by Oma Dora.

He enjoyed watching sports, playing tennis, singing Karaoke, playing ukulele as a teen in a band, listening to Chuck Berry music, dancing and winning first place in a jitterbug dance competition with Yvonne Dijk, wife and mother of his 4 children.

In 1962 and wanting to live the American Dream, Evert made the journey (under the Pastore Walter act) with his wife Yvonne and daughter Amy.

Being the first to move to the United States and becoming a U.S. citizen, he sponsored his brothers Piet and Ben where he could once again be a family. Evert resided in Orange County for 37 yrs. and retired as a precision welder until moving to Mesa, AZ in 1999.

The funeral will be held at Gilbert Memorial Park 2100 E. Queen Creek Rd., Gilbert, AZ 85297 on July 21, 2024, at 9:00 am.

All friends and family are welcome.

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